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title: Greenhouse (Harvest API) - How do I link my account?
sidebarTitle: Greenhouse (Harvest API)
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# Overview

To authenticate with Greenhouse (Harvest API), you need:
1. **API Key** - Your Greenhouse (Harvest) API Key

This guide will walk you through generating your API Key within Greenhouse.

### Prerequisites:

- You must have an account with Greenhouse.

#### Step 1: Generating Your Greenhouse API Key

1. Log into your [Greenhouse](https://app.greenhouse.io/users/sign_in) account and click the **Configure** ⚙️ icon on your navigation bar, then click **Dev Center**.
<img src="/integrations/all/greenhouse-basic/greenhouse_1.png" />
2. Click **API Credential Management**.
<img src="/integrations/all/greenhouse-basic/greenhouse_2.png" />
3. Click **Create New API Key**.
<img src="/integrations/all/greenhouse-basic/greenhouse_3.png" />
4. Make the following selections:
    - **API type**: `Harvest`.
    - **Partner**: Select the name of the integration that requested the API Key. If the integration isn't listed, select unlisted vendor. If you're creating a custom integration, select custom.
    - **Description**: Give your API Key a descriptive name.
5. When finished, click **Manage permissions**, or click **Create** to generate the API Key and automatically assign it the appropriate permissions required by the integration.
6. After the key is created, click **Copy**. Paste the **API Key** in a secure location.
7. Click **I have stored the API Key** to finish generating your **API Key**

#### Step 2: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

Once you have your **API Key**:
1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Greenhouse (Harvest API).
2. Enter your **API Key** in the respective field.
3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.


<img src="/integrations/all/greenhouse-harvest/form.png" style={{maxWidth: "450px" }}/>

You are now connected to Greenhouse (Harvest API).
